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This article originally was published in Jpn J Med Ultrasonics 2014; 41(1):37–48.
Terminology and Diagnostic Criteria Committee, Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine
Chairperson: Yoshiki Hirooka
Subcommittee on Cardiology Indices for the Evaluation and Decision for Indication of Cardiac Resynchronization Treatment (CRT)
Chairperson: Katsu Takenaka
Members: Takeshi Arita, Yoshihiro Seo, Azusa Furugen
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Yoshiki Hirooka
Department of Endoscopy, Nagoya University Hospital, Aichi, Japan
Katsu Takenaka
Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Takeshi Arita
Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Yoshihiro Seo
Department of Cardiology, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Azusa Furugen
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Terminology and Diagnostic Criteria Committee, Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine. Introduction to indexes for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) indication. J Med Ultrasonics 41, 261–274 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-013-0499-3
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